THE NEW BAGRUT

Rina AkotonasAccess Director, Amal Network

What’s new?• For the last 3 years , we have been witnessing

“changes “in the Written Bagrut ,mostly in Module C and E:

• 1. the topics are esoteric – unfamiliar to our students and there is no significant difference between the levels of the texts chosen

• 2. There are fewer questions on content • 3. Most questions demand high order thinking

skills .(HOTS)

Examples from MODULE C

TopicsMindless EatingWhy Write a Diary?Daydreaming From the titles we can see that the texts deal

with sociological, psychological or philosophical points of view.

Examples from MODULE E

TopicsThrills on WheelsA Game to make you Dance from the NEW YORK TIMES

Keeping an eye on Museum VisitorsFrom the WALL STREET JOURNAL

Same as in C

What kind of Questions?

HOWWHY COMPLETE A SENTENCE (WHEN ONLY 1 OR 2 WORDS ARE GIVEN)

No longer – WHEN, WHERE or WHOA few WHAT

Where’s the problem?

• The books we use hardly offer any text dealing with those kinds of topics

• The questions which are asked in the Bagrut are less focused on content but more focused on the skills of

1. Drawing conclusions2. Inference3. RewritingSkills once practiced in F and G

EXAMPLESIn lines 6-19 Wansink mentions several factors that cause overeating and suggests ways to avoid them. Give TWO factors that cause overeating, and the way to avoid each one of them.(1) (i) The

factor: ................................................................................................. .

(ii) Way to avoid it: ............................................................................ ................................................................. .

(2) (i) The factor: ................................................................................................. .

(ii) Way to avoid it: ............................................................................

How did David feel about writing a diary before the project and how does he feel about it after the project?COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.(1) Before the project, he ..................................................................................... . (2) After the project, he ................................................................................................................................................................ . (2x9=18 points)

How have the laws against smoking affected the habit of chewing gum?(lines 10-16)ANSWER: ................................................................................................................... (10 points )

Give TWO ways in which skateboarding competitions have changed since 1975. Take your answers from two different paragraphs.(1) ............................................................................................................................. .(2) ............................................................................................................................. . (2x8=16 points)

BAGRUT 2011 – MODULE C

Topic : DAYDREAMING10 QUESTIONS3 QUESTIONS OF HOW2 QUESTIONS OF WHY2 QUESTIONS which demand explanations2 QUESTIONS which imply drawing conclusions

So , what can we do ?

We must prepare for those kinds of texts and those kinds of questions. WHY ?We have no choice HOW?1. By selecting texts of higher level2. By teaching how to think3. By practicing the types of questions now

expected

That is going to be the main theme of our meetings next year. GOOD LUCK !!!